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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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